How to travel Carry-On only in 2024 - Beginner‘s Guide to Minimalist Packing 

Glad that hear that the mesh bags are working for you as well. :) And it‘s a great idea to revise the list on the ride home! Seems to be a perfect time to do that.

Thank you for your kind words. Glad you found it helpful! 🤗

I do the same. 🤗 I bring enough to survive a day or to and then restock if necessary.

One of my favourite shopping ventures is going to find and look thru pharmacy's ❤

I would love to see your list guys, sometimes I think mine is pretty basic: tylenol, advil, pepto bismol and aspirin.

@@cecilereyna I usually bring a pain killer and something for diarrhea 🙈

@@cecilereyna for our international travels I usually bring advil, tylenol (in case we need to alternate for high fever), immodium, colase, benedryl, pepto chewables, bonine, dayquil/niquil capsules, and elderberry tablets with zinc.

Great tips! Thanks for sharing. :)

Hahaha, I feel very flattered… 😂 I also love the sheets and they always travel with me and I am so happy that they are slowly becoming a thing and easier to get. 😊

Glad that you found it helpful and enjoy your travels! :)

Thank you, glad to hear that you enjoyed it! You have no idea how much I appreciate that comment, because all day today while editing that video, I thought that my voice sounds so awful and squeaky… 😂

I do the same, I can fit all of my underwear and socks in mine and leave room in my bag for other things.

I am sure you can do it and Alaska sounds great. Even though I have never been and I guess Austrian weather is not as extreme (even though here in the mountain house, we‘re on 1500 m altitude and already have 15cm of snow), my „trick“ in the winter is usually to bring more thermo underwear (I wear it over normal underwear) and less „normal“ clothes and then I just exchange/wash the innermost layer. Makes me feel clean again and reduces the amount of things I need to bring. And I find that my summer hiking pants (which are usually relatively wind proof) and warm underwear underneath is a killer combination to go hiking in colder weather. Plus, I feel like some thermo pants would looks nice enough to be mistaken for a black legging, so maybe that would also be an option on an airplane (even though I would probably not do that, because I am too insecure for leggings… 😂). I also layer other things. For example I have a thin headband and thin gloves out of Merino wool that I layer underneath a beanie/warmer gloves on very cold days. Plus, when I have to stand outside for longer periods of time, I love those heating packets that you can glue on your socks and then they stay warm for a few hours. 😅 I hope you have a fantastic trip to Alaska! Enjoy the packing. 😁

@@MaggiFuchs Some GREAT ideas there! I am not too worried about wearing my wool long underwear (over regular, just in case folks don't know) two days in a row, and yes, changing actual underwear definitely will help! (If my long underwear was synthetic, I could not do this, in case others do not know.) Summer hiking pants are a great idea. I am not sure mine are because they are made from some fabric that does not breathe well. I hate them in summer, but they are good in winter. Although, I would prefer some that breathe. But they have zips along the legs, so 🤞🏼. Layering is a great idea and I think I will try to squeeze in a few thin gloves made in some fancy material that reflect heat. It will help to keep our hands warmer. I forgot them! Foot warmers, never actually tried, but can buy there & we do have plans to go to a sporting goods store! Yes, Alaska is colder than here, and if we will be out all day on a frozen lake or in the snow... I want to be somewhat prepared. I have a wool cardigan I am bringing that I can wear as casual daywear and also for a layer under my big coat. I love Alaska best in the summer, July-September are my favorite months, but that is the most difficult time for us to get away. So, winter it is! :-) And we enjoy that too. OH, and on the plane, we wear our ankle boots. I like my Blundstones. (& I would not bring my big down coat unless we were not maybe going ice fishing... standing around in the cold, brrr, and maybe windy.... more brrr.... otherwise I would bring a fleece and a shell which with a wool cardigan and wool underwear would be MORE than enough. That might work for ice fishing too, but I don't want to risk being cold. I hate being cold! And nothing beats down in the cold.... I REALLY want a packable Patagonia down coat. So.... I might try to buy one this trip.) Wow... another long answer, but thank you for the tips! Hmmm... now I am thinking should I pack a shell/rain coat... hmmm!!! :-) I will lay it all out and see! ❤Thank you! Now no replying, or I will not be able to stop chatting, so have a great day wherever you are, both of you! Best, Lynne

Glad you liked it!

Glad you like them! 🤗

Glad you liked it! :)

After living out of my bag for years, I still don‘t get it right too and always need adjusting on every trip - so it‘s a neverending process… 😅

Thank you! :)

Noted! :) I am planning on doing a long-distance hike next week, maybe the West Highland Way… I will definitely make a video about what I pack! :)

That sounds amazing! Have a lovely time. 🌸

Glad that you liked it and enjoy Iceland! 🤗

Thank you. So far so good. At the moment everything seems stable and we just make the best of it and we are waiting for the next checks in December & January. 😅 We hope you are doing great too!

Have a great time in Prague! :)

Happy to hear that! :) I always bring clothes that I can layer when I start in the hot climate. I always bring a longsleeve and a thin sweater and a rainjacket. When I layer these things, it usually is enough for the first colder days. If it gets really cold, I would also do like you suggested and go buy something warm on the way. ;-)

Thanks@@MaggiFuchs !

How well does that work? I went with an Aeropress Go for the same reason on the last trip, and bought beans from a local roaster. The Brewspoon looks like it takes up a lot less space at the cost of not being able to do espresso-style.

Looks interesting. :) I don‘t drink coffee, but Everson always travels with soluble coffee (Illy makes quite a decend one - or so he says) when we fly or his tiny Moka Cup when we travel by car. I will show him the Brewspoon. :)

I already missed you… usually you‘re the first to comment. 😅

@@MaggiFuchs ❤️❤️🤗🤗😀😀😀

I feel like talking about travel shoes could fill a whole video series of its own. 😅 I bring, like you, a universal pair of shoes and sandals (in the summer) or houseshoes (in the winter). When I go to different climates, I will wear the one I need for the trip on the way to the airport and risk getting cold/wet feet in the winter. But I also infamously returned from Brazil to Austrian winter earlier this year wearing Flip flops with socks because I got so pissed of with the disastrous Tropicfeel shoes that I threw them away… 😂

I always find dimensions easier, because then I don’t have to worry about the weight. 🤗

Thank you so much for asking, we are doing well. Waiting on the next checks in December and January - but I guess that‘s going to be our life for a while now. :) Hope you are doing well too! I agree, EDC bags can get quite heavy. But I feel it‘s the same evolution as with travel gear. A few years ago, my bag was also a lot heavier. But then I started looking to optimize things, and slowly started to find things that would be good replacements or even replace several things at once. For example, when my large umbrella broke, I bought a tiny one. And when the small Anker magnetic powerbank that works with my phone was released, I got one and removed my bulky powerbank and the cables - things like this. And I would probably organize things into pouches, e.g. stuff I need at work, stuff I need daily - and then just quickly add and remove the pouches depending on the day. I hope this helps. :)

I have the same problem. I've optimized things over the years but my EDC is still rather heavy but I still carry most, if not all, of these things with me when I travel. I just started to pick and choose more wisely. A lighter or more compact hand mirror, lightweight foldable groceries bags,smaller umbrella, or a rain hat if it's not quite raining, smaller charging cables... And light but good quality pouches to section everything in its right place! I hate just having everything thrown into my bag (or, well, backpack. That's what I usually wear now because it's easier to carry the weight ). I also try to not bring too big a water bottle and maybe in the winter I don't even bring one. The only toiletries I bring are usually chapstick, sanitizer, tweezers, nail file and hand lotion, but I always have a small medical kit with me. You say you bring a lot of things to your job, but do you have an office or somewhere you can store things in? For example, my work backpack has much less things than my weekend one does. Because I am fortunate enough that I can store many necessities in the office.

I talk more about it in that video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KoeYoQku9dQ.html I still use the same ones since a few years and flew numerous times with them - they never took them away. Let me know if you have more questions. 🤗

It‘s a Fjällräven card wallet. :)

The goal is the travel more easily - and for you it may be to travel with a checked luggage. Everyone travels differently, so if you have to check bags, then do it. It‘s also perfectly fine. Especially bringing larger amounts of a specific sunscreen would be a challenge with traveling carry-on only. You could try to refill it in smaller 100ml containers though, but that would still count towards your max limit for fluids. There is also the option to bring larger amounts of fluid medications if you have a medical certificate from a doctor, but I am not sure if your sunscreen would fall under that category and I never tried it myself. 🤔

I do! For me it‘s the perfect size and weight combination. The only thing I wish it had was a water bottle holder. :) A few companies are sending me a few larger travel bags to test, and I figured over the winter and since I am not flying anywhere, I could do that. But the bags will have a hard time competing against my Osprey. 😂

I also always have the feeling that I pack a few clothes too much. But considering that you are already at a 25 liter backpack, I think you are doing an excellent job!!! 👍

@MaggiFuchs Thank you! I only travel for one week at a time, so 25 liters feels like the perfect size for one under the seat bag!

If you actually use it and you have the space, then I would say no. I also travel with my bulky epilator/razor when I go for longer periods of time. My husband loves his Philips OneBlade - maybe this would be a smaller option for you too. :)

I do but I can't seem to get my kids/sister to do the same, so I have to wait w/ them at the baggage carousel. Defeats the purpose! Plus, everyone seems to love hard-sided roller bags and I'm a backpack person.

I am also team backpack! :) Hahaha, I know the feeling! My husband also insisted for years that he needs a large luggage… 😂 But eventually, he came around. And so did my parents. Well, maybe me announcing that I will not help them to drag their heavy luggages through the remote beaches in Brazil helped… but since then, even they are excited carry-on only travelers. 😂

I managed to keep my luggage to carry on and 7 kilos (Jetstar requirement) when I visited my brother in Tasmania in July. It was tricky but knowing that I could borrow ordinary things from him or my sister-in-law or wash them reduced the list. I was channelling you as I thought about what to NOT take. Thank you

Carry-on only. Usually a 45-liter main backpack/shoulder bag and a 15-liter backpack, but my past two trips made me realize that my shoulders are trashed from thirty years of computer work. A 9-kilo bag on one shoulder is a bad idea, especially if you have to hustle to catch a train or walk forever around an airport. So I am trying a medium-sized two-wheel rollaboard and a bag for under the seat for the next trip.

I travel with a 28L backpack that fits within the personal item size and a tote as a personal item, though I am trying to challenge myself to decrease that to just the backpack and small sling/crossbody. Even though I tend to stay in a country for several weeks to over a month, I hop around different locations, so a backpack suits my needs. I’ve actually gotten a lot of my packing tips from this channel (especially the laundry set-up). This was so succinct that I don’t really have any other tips to add